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      <pre class="programlisting">#include &lt;db.h&gt;

int
DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;close(DB_MPOOLFILE *mpf, u_int32_t flags);  </pre>
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         The <code class="methodname">DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;close()</code> method closes the source file indicated by
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         If the <a class="link" href="memp.html" title="Chapter 8.  The DB_MPOOLFILE Handle">DB_MPOOLFILE</a> was temporary, any underlying files created for this 
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         After <code class="methodname">DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;close()</code> has been called, regardless of its
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         The <code class="methodname">DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;close()</code> <span>
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                          The <span class="bold"><strong>flags</strong></span> parameter is currently
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